DURHAM, N.C. – Senior forward Mason Plumlee was named to the 2012-13 Capital One Academic All-America Division I Men’s Basketball Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday. Plumlee garnered first team accolades to become the fourth player in Duke history to accomplish that task in back-to-back seasons.

In addition to Plumlee on the first team are Aaron Craft (Ohio State), Kelly Olynyk (Gonzaga), Matthew Sullivan (Brown) and Cody Zeller (Indiana). Craft, a nutrition (pre-med) major, was chosen as the winner of the Capital One Academic All-America of the Year award. Plumlee and Craft were the only repeat first-team selections, while Sullivan was a third-team selection a year ago.

A psychology major with a 3.36 grade point average, Plumlee has led No. 6 Duke to a 22-3 record while averaging 17.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. He ranks second in the ACC in scoring, rebounds and field goal percentage (.595), while also ranking fifth in blocks (1.6 bpg.) and minutes (34.4 mpg.). Plumlee, one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, has scored 20 or more points seven times this season with a pair of 30+ point efforts. The Warsaw, Ind., native is also tied for eighth nationally with 14 double-doubles on the year.

The five members of the Academic All-America first team have an average GPA of 3.65.

Senior Matthew Dellavedova (Saint Mary’s) heads up the Academic All-America second team. Dellavedova was a first team selection last season. Joining him on the second team are seniors Ben Averkamp (Loyola Ill.), Nathan Healy (Appalachian State), Peyton Siva (Louisville) and Andrew Smith (Butler) .

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A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index.

Capital One, an NCAA Corporate Champion, began its affiliation with college sports with the sponsorship of the 2001 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl (now the Capital One Bowl) and ESPN’s Capital One Bowl Week. In addition, Capital One sponsors the ABC College Football Halftime Report, Capital One All-America Mascot team, Capital One Academic All Program, and supports all 89 NCAA Championships including the Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, and numerous other collegiate athletics programs.

To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.

Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 16,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

For more information about the Academic All-America® Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.